Outdoors calendar

By From Staff Reports

All the listed events are open to the public, although membership in some organizations may be required).

-- April 18: Augusta's U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-1 will hold a Jet Ski Safety Course from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Augusta Port Authority building at Augusta Riverfront Marina. The course is free, but there is a $15 charge for study material. Those who complete the course will receive a card that satisfies Georgia's new law requirements for operators of personal watercraft (jet skiis), auxiliary officials said. To register, call 722-1788 in Augusta.

-- April 18-19: Advanced Redfish School, with optional Monday fishing trip by arrangement. School is for intermediate to advanced fly casters who want to learn and improve skill levels for sight-casting to salt water game fish. Emphasis on double-haul, distance and accuracy. Detailed instruction on knots, tackle, flies, tides and ways to deal with wind. Cost is $375. Orvis instructor is David Murray with 20 years experience in the Beaufort, S.C., area. More information: 1 (803) 524-5250.

-- April 21: The Sierra Club, an outings club, invites the public to see slides taken by members of places they've visited., Bring a food dish and join the pot luck dinner. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Church on Walton Way Extension in Augusta. More information: 863-2324.

-- April 23: The Edgefield County Bass Club, Chapter No. 5 from the Black Bass Foundation, will play host to its annual Sportsman's Banquet at the Edgefield Gym. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event features guns, wildlife art, rods, reels, latest in lures and tackle. Admission is $35 and includes a catfish dinner, bass club and foundation memberships. Tickets are available at the door and proceeds benefit local children's fishing event and the Slade's Lake (Edgefield city pond) restoration project. More information: 1 (803) 637-3100 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., during the week.

-- April 30: The Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society will meet at the Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, Belvedere, S.C., three miles south of Interstate 20, at 7 p.m. Anne Waters of Augusta will present a slide program on her birding trip to Kenya last year. More information: Carol Eldridge, president, 1 (803) 471-2821.